I realise that it’s been a topic on here for a while now but as someone who thinks that at sometime or another this is going to have to happen then I’m interested as to hear posters opinions, or knowledge, of how this impacts on the dressing room in the world of pro football.
I would have thought that pro footballers will have to take it on the chin and that they must realise that sticking to (or roughly to) a wage structure is nigh on impossible when a team has been promoted and needs to bring in new players?
We hear a lot of stuff about disharmony at clubs when this comes about but I have never quite grasped the truth of the matter......surely players have to be realistic in this matter?
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I don't know how workable it is (what with FFP and all) - but it seems to me that they need to look at all current contracts and see if they can offer relevant up-ticks in wages. This would make any new top money signings would not upset the dressing room as much as it otherwise might.
I would like to think that the club would keep a wage structure,
especially as we progress and hopefully move up the table.
If the average wage is £1000 per week for example and we finish top half of the table,
we renew contracts with the players who we think are top half championship and lower
half prem level and offer £1500 per week.
We buy players of similar quality (paying £1500) and sell or release players that we think won`t make
it at that level.
Up the wage with bonuses, win, goal, assist and clean sheet.
As we move up the table or league, we repeat the process, that way you keep a structure and keep
the players happy without putting the club itself into financial jeopardy.
(The figures above are for example, I do not have a clue what our players earn)
Bigger crowds and more sponsorship means that the players can be paid more.
He said Bowyer cited Shearer at Newcastle.
Shearer was clearly a "marquee" player. Captain of England and Newcastle and a goal machine.
Is Taylor the same for us?
If those retained are valued in the longer term, they will no doubt be offered better contracts within a higher wage structure.
And parity of wages paid will step upwards.
If I remember correctly LB has commented he could not compete with a number of first division clubs, let alone championship sides.
I don't see how MS can operate successfully during this window and the future without an increased budget put in place.
Generally our supporters don't demand the world.
Would make sense though if our budget was not in the bottom quartile of clubs.
If your spending £50 mln plus on a football club it would make sense not to get relegated.
HE will realise this of course so hopefully an increased budget will be put in place.
Or possibly MS convinced HE on buying us by promising to operate a tiny budget?
Let's not go there, at least not yet!
At the moment I would guess that all the "senior" first team players are on between 4 and 8k a week, which is low by championship standards. Yet we are on course to break even, or make a small profit, this season.
If we give Taylor "what he wants" say 20k a week to stay, the bought Cullen and gave him (guessing) 15k a week. In one stroke you are increasing the wage bill by £1.5ish million a year. That's before you try and renew contracts for Lockyer, Williams and Phillips then any new signings. If your not careful you could easily increase your wage bill (and annual loss) by 4 or 5 million, without improving your team.
As an aside. Many years ago I changed jobs & joined an investment management company in The City. I had just got my first mortgage & needed a certain salary to reflect this (I was only 21 and many of my friends around my age were still living at home & so expenses were a lot lower than mine). I was told when I started that I was on more money than 2 other people that had joined the same time as me. It happens & players shouldn't go round moaning that x is on £2k pw more than they are.
I can understand why you have to be careful with the wage structures and am not advocating you bust it open, but you also have to deal with the circumstances you are in. Say your first choice midfield is full of 7.5s and 8s, maybe even an 8.5. Ideally you strengthen by bringing in 8s and 9s, But if you can't and due to injuries you are having to play 5s. Maybe bringing in a 6 or a 6.5, whilst below what you really want is better in the short term. Even more so if you do it as part of a loan. Maybe a couple of 6.5s on loan now would be great signings. Even that isn't easy I know, but Bostock, who is being linked might come into that category.
We have six points to play for in under a week and if we can't bring in 7s or 8s, a couple of 6s or 6.5s with those games in mind (on loan) should be a priority. They will provide better cover when your 7s and 8s do come back.
If you want to see a classic example, admittedly in a total diffrent business, google Nash, Hall and favoured nation.
It's a good deal, for everyone, all the time you are an indispensable star, becomes a problem very quickly when your not.
Parker was playing his role at Charlton. And Villa made Kins a very good offer.
Something like that.
I.e. offer all players a basic salary of x in the same ballpark throughout the squad. Then huge win bonuses, clean sheet bonuses .
There would not be many clean sheet bonuses if @ricky_otto was around.